diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 608a5706827ff9189020c53fe97f8379325ff205..9cc98785054d8be90d0bd246d8b3494c5b0da270 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-argostranslate==1.5.4
+argostranslate==1.6.1
 Flask==1.1.2
 flask-swagger==0.2.14
 flask-swagger-ui==3.36.0